By Stephanie Ulm on March 9, 2010
Strategic Bonds were hot on the heels of Corporate Bonds as third highest selling sector in the February sales table from Cofunds, the leading independent platform for financial planning.
February saw Strategic Bonds gain in popularity, taking 7 percent of net sales. Three Strategic Bond funds made the top 20 of net selling funds with M&G Optimal Income fund dominating as the third highest selling fund. Henderson Strategic Bond fund took tenth while L&G Dynamic Bond just made the top 20 as nineteenth.
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By Katy Moore on March 9, 2010
Barclays Wealth has reissued the six-year version of its Defined Return Plan. Available now, this investment offers a fixed return of 44% providing the FTSE is at or above its starting level at maturity. As with previous issues, investors’ capital is returned in full at maturity, irrespective of market performance. However if investors choose to withdraw prior to maturity, capital will be placed at risk.
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By Sarah O'Connell on March 8, 2010
Sterling may be weak but the spirit of maximising opportunities to profit from this is certainly willing, judging from the weekend money sections.
The FT’s Ellen Kelleher led the pack with the belief that a falling pound will boost UK shares and provide a ‘competitive boost’ to smaller exporters in the FTSE 250. Kelleher continued on this theme in the FT Money section, exploring how sterling’s slide against the dollar and the euro are positive for buyers of UK equities and income funds, with the share prices of some British companies already rising in response. A note of caution was flagged, however, for bond and gilt fans due to increased pressure on the Bank of England to raise interest rates. Last but not least, Kelleher quotes an S&P poll indicating that a wave of takeover activity is expected in the UK smaller companies sector as the weak sterling allows overseas groups to buy their UK rivals at a discount.
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